Boat anchor



June 24, 1958 L. s. PARRY BOAT ANCHOR Filed July 26, 1955 INVENTOR. ZZZ/ELLE Sv fiHFF f 1C Patented June 24, 1958 2,840,030 BOAT ANCHOR Lucille S. Parry, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, assignor of onehalf to William Parry, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Application July 26, 1955, Serial No. 524,363

4 Claims. (Cl. 114-208) This invention relates toboat anchors, and especially to boat anchors of atype especially adapted for engaging with sandy bottoms and with the anchor being adapted to be of a modified construction by simple adjustments easily made thereto. 7 I

Heretofore there have been various types of anchors provided and most of such anchors have been of a heavy, bulky construction and have; been hard to store and to transport. Yet some other types of anchors have been especially adapted for use in sandy soils and have not been very well adapted for use in rocky bottoms or in lakes or other waters wherein there are many trees or other foreign articles submerged.

The general object of the present invention is to provide a new and improvedtype of a boat anchor characterized by the ability of the anchor to be used effectively with sandy bottoms but yet to be readily disassembled and stored in a compact form.

Another object of the invention is to provide a boat anchor which has a plurality of disc-shaped segments provided therein individually pivotally secured to the anchor and easily removed therefrom so that the anchor can be disassembled and stored in compact form but have its operative arms readily secured in operative form.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide disc segments in a boat anchor which combine to produce a substantially continuous disc-shaped member in the anchor but which disc segments can easily be replaced by spring arms for use of the anchor in rocky or other terrains.

A further object of the invention is to provide a relatively inexpensive, but compact, sturdy boat anchor that can have a plurality of different types of engaging means secured operatively thereto.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will be made more apparent as the speci fication proceeds.

Reference now is particularly directed to the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a plan view of an anchor embodying the principles of the invention and showing the anchor in operative position.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the anchor of Fig. 1 with the inoperative position of a disc segment being indicated;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan of the anchor of Figs. 1 and 2; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan of a modified form of anchor means of the invention.

When referring to corresponding parts shown in the drawings and referred to in the specification, corresponding numerals are used to facilitate comparison therebetween.

The present invention in general relates to an anchor that includes a metal body or frame member, a plurality of support arms, means pivotally and individually securing the support arms to the metal body adjacent an end thereof for pivotal movement with relation thereto,

a disc segment secured to each of the support arms and movable therewith, which disc segments each have end portions lying flush against the end .of the metal body or frame when the support arms are extended, and which disc segments combine to form a substantially continuous dish-shaped disc when operatively positioned, and means engageablewith the metal body for engaging the end portions of the disc segments when operatively positioned to hold them in such position.

Attention now is directed particularly to the details of the structure shown in the drawings, and a boat anchor is indicated as a whole by the numeral 1. This anchor 1 includes a metal body. or frame 2, preferably of cylindrical shape, which has arfintegral eyelet3 provided at one end thereof for engaging a rope, chain or similar article '4 by which the boat anchor is suspended for operative use.

At the opposite end of the frame from the eyelet 3, the frame or metal body preferably is provided with a plurality of lugs 5 which are of generally U-shape in section. Normally these lugs 5 are arranged at equally spaced circumferential distances from each other around the periphery of the frame 2.. Each lug 5 is adapted to receive therein a positioning finger or rod 6 that extends intermediate theadjacent walls thereofpas by bolts 7,

although any known type of a securing member may be used in place of the bolts 7. As hereinafter described in more detail, preferably the bolts 7 are adapted to be released from the lugs 5 for convenient removal of the rods therefrom, and substitution of other rods therefor.

An an important feature of the boat anchor 1, each of the rods 6 has secured thereto, as by welding, a disc segment 8. Thus three disc segments are provided and are individually secured to end portions of the rod 6, as best shown in Fig. 1. These disc segments are adapted to cooperate with each other to define a substantially continuous dish-shaped disc so that the boat anchor 1 is especially adapted for use in anchoring in soft or sandy soil and will not let any volume of material readily pass between such segments. These disc segments 8 preferably are welded or brazed as at 9 to the rods 6, and the disc segments 8 protrude or are positioned in spaced relation from the base portions of the rods 6 so that radially inner parts of the segments 8 lie flush against a base portion of the frame 2 when the disc segments are operatively positioned. Thus it is possible to provide a cap screw 10 that engages with a threaded or tapped recess provided in the end portion of the frame 2 and usually this cap screw 10 will have a washer 11 engaged therewith. Hence by tightening the cap screw 10, the head portion thereof and the washer 11 with be drawn'into tight contact with the adjacent base portions of the disc segments 8 to retain them in a fixed, or operative position.

In some instances it may be desirable to secure the disc segments 8 in a removable manner to the positioning fingers or rods 6 so that Fig. 4 shows a fragmentary I l H 2,840,030

of an anchor for engaging with rocky bottoms or with submerged areas having foreign particles therein. The disc segments can be easily removed from engagement with the boat anchor for storage, if desired, so that a compact, sturdy anchor is provided which should have a long service life. :Hence the objects of the invention are thought to be achieved. l

While two complete: embodiments of the invention have been disclosed herein, it will be appreciated that modification of these particular embodiments of the invention may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is: p

1. An anchor comprising a metal body, a plurality of support arms, means pivotally securing said support arms to said metal body adjacent an end thereof for pivotal movement from extended operative positions substantially normal to said metal bodyto collapsed positions closer towards the surface of said metal body, a disc segment secured to each 'of said support arms and movaa ble therewith, said disc segments each having radiallyinner end portions lying flush against the end of said metal body when said support arms are extended, said disc segments combining to form asubstantially continuous dish-shaped disc when operatively positioned, and

screw means secured tosaid metal body and engaging said end portions of said disc segments when said support arms are extended to hold, said disc segments operatively positioned.

2. An anchor comprising a metal body, a plurality of support arms, means pivotally securing said support arms to said metal body adjacent an end thereof for pivotal movement from extended operative positions substantially normal to said metal body to collapsed positions closer in towards the surface of said metal body, a disc segment, means removably securing said disc segments to each of said support arms, said disc segments each having a radially inner end portion lying against the end of said metal body when said support arms are extended,

and means adjustably secured to said metal body for removably and concurrently engaging all of said end portions of said disc segments when said support arms are extended to hold said disc segments operatively positioned.

3. An anchor comprising a center frame, arms pivotally and removably secured to said frame adjacent an end thereof, plate-like disc segments individually secured to said arms to form a substantially continuous dished disc when operatively positioned, and screw means engaging the lower end of said frame and having an enlarged head portion thereon engaging parts of all of said disc segments for fixedly securing said disc segments to said frame to hold them in operative position.

4. An anchor comprising a center frame, arms pivotally secured to an end of said frame, platelilte disc segments, clamp strap means individually secured to said arms adjacent the outer ends thereof, said segments forming a substantially continuous dished disc when operatively positioned, and screw means fixedly securing said disc segments to said frame by engaging radially inner portions of said segments to hold them in operative position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 183,457 Greenough et al. Oct. 17, 1876 2,499,138 Golding Feb. 28, 1950 2,690,153 Ewbank Sept. 28, 1954 

